As Kraven approached, the spider-sense roared, and for the first time, Peter ignored it. Kraven was walking towards MJ, if HE was in danger…
"MJ!" Peter pushes a hunter away, kicks another one, and races towards her. It barely registers that Kraven merely shoved MJ away before Peter is in front of him.
His hit is blocked, and the spider-sense hummed. Then the pain hit, tearing through his skin, muscle, and bone. Peter was so used to guns but Kraven carried a knife, huge and deadly and it tore through him, buried up to the hilt. Peter's muscles tensed, protesting the movement, his body going limp as Kraven tried to pull it back, and the blade snapped, the force jostled the wound and seemed to double the pain.
Kraven's hand around his neck was the only thing keeping him off the ground. Peter struggled to keep his eyes open, keep an eye on Kraven, but what could he do at this point?
"Not as venomous as they say…" Kraven's voice filtered in, and Peter could barely hang on to the words
He was in the air, which was good, he had an advantage in the air, but he couldn't move, couldn't stop himself from falling through glass and hitting the ground. The spider-sense hummed a bit louder at the impact and Peter couldn't focus on anything else, he needed to get up, move. The spider sense was never wrong
But then MJ was there, placing her hand on his shoulder, gently touching the wound on his side. She was checking on him her hands shaking, she must be worried.
Getup
"Pete,"
GetUP
and somehow he did, pushing himself onto his hands, but where was Harry? Kraven? Harry shouldn't be fighting him alone.
"What…. Wheres-"
"Shh shh, it's okay, I've got you" MJs voice was shaking. This was bad "I'm going to get you out of here"
She lifted his arm over her shoulders and pulled him off the ground. Peter's hand naturally moved to the wound, covering the knife, trying to protect it. He felt the pain, it was everywhere, but it felt strangely distant and the spider-sense was still there, bringing anxiety. There was a danger he couldn't react to. MJ was here, he needed to keep her safe
"This feels…" bad, really really bad but Peter didn't want to scare her "...not great…"
"Just think, this will definitely be your coolest scar"
"Yeah" Peter laughed, his lungs burned, it felt like he was drowning "MJ, I don't think… am I breathing?"
She didn't respond but pulled him along a little faster, and Peter was struggling to match her pace
"I'll kill you!!"
"Do it then"
"Harry!" MJ looked up, pausing in her movements "Look out!"
Peter was shoved to the ground, the sudden impact sent a violent surge of pain through his body. He felt how deep the knife was, how much damage it had done. The spider-sense hummed louder and it finally hit
He was dying
His vision was fading. Not like the usual darkness clawing at him. This was different, he didn't see darkness. He saw nothing
"I know, I know I know, it's okay," MJ was back, grabbing his arm and Peter forced himself up, leaning heavily on her.
"I can't… I can't see"
"Focus Pete, one foot in front of the other"
What could he do? It was too late. He had spent so much time away from her. He should have done better
"I'm sorry… I was always so busy, I-"
"Dont"
She was right, he shouldn't be focusing on regret. He needed to tell her, just one more time but moving was stealing away his strength
"Look, we're almost… Pete, talk to me"
"MJ…" I love you
He was fading, guided only by MJ, he focused on keeping his footing. His body wasnt listening to him, but he tried to push through
"Almost there. Hang on, hang on!"
and Peter's leg buckled, sending both of them to the ground.
Get up Pete
Peter couldn't move, laying pretty much face down in the rain
"Pete, please! Get up!!" MJ tugged on his arm, she was so willing to carry him, in every aspect of his life
"HARRY!!"
Even the spider-sense was fading. He didn't want to go, just after getting Harry back. They were supposed to have dozens of adventures ahead of them. Failure, success, and late nights at EMF, he was finally able to speak to him freely about this side of his life.
He wanted to see Miles fulfill his dreams and have his Spider-Man life be much easier than his own. He wanted to hear about how he'd finally asked Hailey out. He had spent months practicing the signs to get it right. Sometimes Peter even caught him practicing when he was watching the city
and MJ... he just didn't want to leave her. Wherever she went he wanted to follow. He wanted to move in with her, propose, and spend every day with her. He had so many plans
"Pete?" Harry was there, Peter should speak to him, he needed to know how much he cared about him
"Please stay with us"
"Pete, come on, this is nothin' man"
Peter couldn't hear what he was saying anymore but there were hands around him, comforting and kind. He'd always known he was going to die as Spider-Man. Hed expected it to be under the foot of a villain. Hed planned snarky last words for a few of them. He had expected to be mocked, his body tossed around and paraded for the news to see
He hadn't expected to be surrounded by love